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Georgia Strait Book Recommendations MikeHoncho at 8:42am 03.05.22 Pacific North West Cruisers 15/1486 Planning a couple week trip into Georgia Strait and possibly and the east side of Vancouver Island t
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? Md80max at 7:00am 03.05.22 Ask All Sailors 30/1898 I am in search of a new to me sailboat. This would be my third sailboat. I have run across an Irwi
Defender Warehouse Sale RoyS at 4:55am 03.05.22 Ask All Sailors 9/2002 Defender has lost its way. Annual warehouse sale is gone. New Spring sale with ridiculous restrictio
Beneteau 323 jakeoleboy at 2:48am 03.05.22 Ask All Sailors 3/1137 My 2007 Bennie has wobble in her rudder. Would be grateful for suggestions to remedy.
Cleat at goosenext (1) DeliriousSailor at 5:11pm 03.04.22 Smaller Boats 14/933 203156
Stern Rail Outboard Mount bulbcreekfarm at 2:56pm 03.04.22 Catalina 310 8/2229 Hello Everyone I recently purchased a 2001 310 hull 83. I have a 9.9 merc for my dink and I am won
Hunter 31 Mast Dr Steve at 9:57am 03.04.22 Parts Search 4/1056 I need a replacement mast for my 1986 Hunter 31. There is too much corrosion on the old one.
Gel Coat Repair, With Wax or Without? (1) SirMichael at 9:23am 03.04.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/666 I have an 88 Hunter 28.5 and needs some minor gel coat repair. I was going to buy a quart (though I
Standing room only All U Get at 8:11am 03.04.22 Ask All Sailors 17/798 Hi all, I have been observing some other cruisers that are of the opinion that standing in their d
Sunday Weather Tater at 7:33am 03.04.22 Ask All Sailors 3/408 Temperature 80, Winds 5-10 with gusts to 20. Don't try to contact me!
Best Mooring Snubbers/Suggestions Mestelmr at 6:57am 03.04.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1356 We recently purchased a very nice new-to-us Pearson 31-2 and will be mooring it in Hempstead Harbor
What's happened to VC-17 and FW-21 at WM? Matt White at 5:46am 03.04.22 Ask All Sailors 17/3391 Both no longer available? Did I miss some news? Seems like VC-17 is still available from other sourc
315 Mast Hole (1) Skipper John at 11:57pm 03.03.22 Catalina 310 2/827 203126 Our new 315 has a prominent hole in the mast where the radar unit would mount. However, we d
No hot water (1) DinghySailor at 10:17pm 03.03.22 Ask All Sailors 4/538 Today I replaced the potable freshwater pump because at some point in our 4 months in the boat yard,
Catalina 310 Prop Shaft Diameter? Monheganlover at 8:03pm 03.03.22 Catalina 310 7/951 I need to know the diameter of the prop shaft on my 2002 Catalina 310 and can't determine where to l
310 Ahr 3.2V Li batteries; too good to be true? marchem at 4:15pm 03.03.22 Musings With Maine Sail 18/1977 I came across somebody talking about combining four of these 310 Ahr, 3.2V Li cells into a 12V packa
Black Water Tank Smell Plymouth Sailor at 9:45am 03.03.22 Ask All Sailors 5/1792 Fellow sailing brethren, I recently upgraded to a larger sailboat with a full head and black water
BOGO winches are back jmce1587 at 5:30am 03.03.22 Ask All Sailors 1/409 In case anyone missed this. BOGO winch sales are back https://www.westmarine.com/sale?utm_id=ntl'u
I'm Tweaking My Battery Banks and Need Advice (1) reuabyor at 4:41am 03.03.22 Ask All Sailors 42/2995
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Solar / lithium question Johann at 6:17pm 04.04.24
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger MitchM at 5:33pm 04.04.24 we went from weekend sailing of a 20' trailerable cal on a local lake 50 minutes from ho
28.5 Split Backstay rigging Shaw_2112 at 5:30pm 04.04.24 I have a 34 but here is a picture of what your back-stay should look like with the proper attachmen
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger john6206 at 5:15pm 04.04.24
lovely boat ---about to be crushed in FL, due to incompetence. . Terry Cox at 5:10pm 04.04.24 When boat owners around these precincts fail to pay marinas their due, they have a legal right to ta
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM Davidasailor26 at 4:38pm 04.04.24 I find that just letting the tank drain by opening the pressure relief valve is very slow. After I
Ruined mast or not a big deal? Claude L.-Auger at 4:26pm 04.04.24 A badly tuned mast will show that curvature, as well as an un-stepped mast left unsupported in the m
28.5 Split Backstay rigging (1) Claude L.-Auger at 4:02pm 04.04.24 I have a 34 but here is a picture of what your back-stay should look like with the proper attachment
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM Hayden Watson at 3:54pm 04.04.24 Good advice, thanks. I will amend the directions by adding something like, "Just as you drained th
Solar / lithium question Captain Larry-DH at 3:50pm 04.04.24 What Victron screen? Do you have a shunt based monitor (BMV-712 or SmartShunt)? What solar controll
Not understanding stop solenoid function Claude L.-Auger at 3:46pm 04.04.24 While I do agree that the cable being mechanical is supposedly trouble free, in my case 4 times (yes
170 cracked warranty hull kappykaplan at 3:35pm 04.04.24 @Crazy Dave Condon should be able to point you in the right direction. Welcome to the forum! :beer:
Battery Bank Location Beneteau 343 BigEasy at 3:09pm 04.04.24 Hello, I have a new to me 2006 Beneteau 343. It has 2 100 Ah AGM batteries under the aft berth.
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:59pm 04.04.24 Good advice, thanks. I will amend the directions by adding something like, "Just as you drained the
Dual Tracks on Hunter 33 SailingSputz at 2:48pm 04.04.24 my new 2008 hunter 33 (bought may 2023) had original sails and neither made it to august, got new sa
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger (1) pgandw at 2:04pm 04.04.24 @pgandwIf you loosen your shrouds when raising the mast and then tighten them again, do you use sli
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger (1) jssailem at 1:25pm 04.04.24
Cleaning foam cushions? ggrizzard at 1:08pm 04.04.24 Folks, FYI... I took my covers to the dry cleaners once and was told that because they had vinyl pa
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much Rich Stidger at 12:55pm 04.04.24 I don't know the answer, but I am interested in what you find. Pictures too. I have a 1997 h40.5 w
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much CbKl at 12:23pm 04.04.24 Z spar is the mfg.

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